CPIA Roma: Italian courses, the A2 test and exams
How to learn Italian for free in Roma via a CPIA, sit the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione, and which certificate exams are available here. The A2/B1 rules are stable; waitlists, fees and session dates are community-reported - verify current data.
Available exams:CILSCELIPLIDACILS-cittadinanza
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In brief: CPIA and exams
- City: Roma
- Exams available: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza
- Courses: Rome runs a network of CPIA across the province with free Italian courses and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione.
- Enrolment: free of charge
What is on offer
Rome runs a network of CPIA across the province with free Italian courses and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione. The capital is one of the country largest exam hubs: CILS, CELI and PLIDA are all present, along with the B1 citizenship module, including at university centres.
How to enrol
Documents, intake and the placement interviewItalian exams and certificates in Roma
Available in Roma: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza.
CILS, CELI, PLIDA and the A2 test compared, with pricesCPIA Roma: community-reported quirks
Per the community Rome has many centres but also very many applicants, so convenient B1 dates are booked well ahead. People separately complain about the general slowness of Roman institutions, so with both course enrolment and the exam session the advice is not to leave it to the last minute.
CPIA Roma as learners describe it
In Rome there were no slots on a convenient B1 date for almost two months ahead - I booked well in advance, otherwise I risked not making it in time for the citizenship application.
Questions about CPIA in Roma
Where in Rome do you take the free A2 test for the permit?
The free A2 test for the accordo di integrazione is run by CPIA across the province of Rome, alongside the free courses. You need ID, a codice fiscale and a permesso or ricevuta; check the specific branch and date with the CPIA - the schedule changes.
Which Italian exams are available in Rome?
Rome offers CILS, CELI and PLIDA, plus a dedicated B1 citizenship module, including at university centres. Dates are fixed and fill up early - book well ahead and confirm sessions on the centre site.
Is the wait for a B1 exam slot in Rome long?
By community experience convenient dates are booked weeks or even months ahead - demand is high. Plan the sitting early, especially if the B1 is needed by a citizenship-filing deadline. These are personal observations, not official statistics.
Further reading
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